Play It Again Sam’s carries a piece of old Las Vegas into the modern Chinatown nightlife scene. Open since 1972 at the same Spring Mountain Road address, the venue began as a jazz superclub inspired by Casablanca before evolving into a neighborhood gentlemen’s club with a distinctly local character. Today, Sam’s is open 24/7 and stands apart as the only Las Vegas gentlemen’s club with gaming, with 15 bar-top poker machines lining the bar. Live dancers and rotating DJs provide the nightly entertainment, while VIP rooms accommodate bachelor parties, birthdays, corporate outings and private celebrations. The bar keeps the mood deliberately approachable, including a daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. happy hour, sports viewing and casual dress code. Located about a mile west of the Strip in Chinatown, Play It Again Sam’s offers something increasingly rare in Vegas: a longtime neighborhood room where gaming, drinks and adult entertainment coexist without the scale or polish of a mega-club.

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